Let’s Talk About… The Coronavirus

The spread of the ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ is a global concern with the World Health Organisation has now declared a global emergency.  It also gives rise to a number of issues for employers.   These range from assessing the risks faced by their staff whilst at work, and developing measures to control those risks; complying with local laws and guidance; identifying how much flexibility they have to adapt their working arrangements to ensure business continuity; and special measures to protect vulnerable employees.

You may think that this is not likely to have much effect in Northern Ireland.  If you do I hope that you are right.  Wuhan may not have been very well known